Detail

 

I am slowly working towards including more detail in my sketchbook work. Up until recently I’ve not put much effort or thought in to sketchbook work, for some reason I always believed all my efforts should directly towards final pieces. I have learnt that this often results in a lot of time spent on a final piece (i.e, an oil painting) that turns out to be very disappointing, because the basic concept, composition, design etc is underdeveloped. Even last year I had a few incidents of this, and the work ended up in the bin. I wouldn’t mind too much, you could call it part of the creative process, but I just don’t have the time to waste like that any more. I am serious about creating some true masterpieces this year!

I am itching to start a new painting, I even primed a large canvas last weekend in anticipation, but I’m not going to jump the gun this time. I have an idea in my mind of what is going to be painted on to that canvas, so my sketchbook work for the next few weeks will be related to that concept.